The City boss was also furious with the decision to simply issue Yanga-Mbiwa a yellow card, calling the challenge “absolutely a direct red card,” a mantra which he repeated twice.

Thankfully for Pellegrini, he received a bit of good news from goal hawk Sergio Aguero, who announced he will return to action against Cardiff City next weekend at the latest. He did say he could see minutes midweek in the FA Cup replay as well.